AMI Provisioning: Overview

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AMI Provisioning

Product Overview

UEFI Plugfest Taipei

October 2010

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A Magic Innovation

Future Possibility




Extending Beyond BIOS & UEFI

MegaRAC_SP

Service Processor &

Firmware Solutions

(IPMI & I-KVM & SMASH & WSMAN)

XMS

Manageability Solutions

(Sx, Hx, Vx, Px, Cx, Tx)

MG_90XX

Backplane Controller

(SGPIO & SES-2 & IBPI & IPMI)

NTG

Advanced BIOS/Mobile

Solutions

(Multimedia,smart phone, virtualization)

HTG

Advanced USB & ASIC devices

(AMI DebugRx, test automation, power

management)

StorTrends

Storage Solutions

(NAS,I-SCSI, SafeTrends)

Aptio & AMIBIOS8

(UEFI & Legacy)

AMIDiag

(Diagnostic toolsfor DOS, Windows, UEFI & embedded

in BIOS ROM)




Global Support Infrastructure

Core Tree

Mirror Tree

OEM Project Branch

Core is available, 24 hours a day for all projects, globally

Support available 24 hours a day, globally

Synchronized every minute




Moving “beyond BIOS” with UEFI

• AMI’s progress with Aptio shows how UEFI

creates more flexible firmware

Standards-based development in C

eModule component architecture

Enhanced debug capabilities

• The experience continues

with AMI Provisioning

Add graphical pre-boot applications

Create a unique platform value-add

that doesn’t reply on any specific

operating system

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AMI Provisioning

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Graphical user interface, based on the AMI

Graphical Execution Environment (GEE) for UEFI

Designed to work on more than Aptio ... use AMI

Provisioning with any UEFI 2.x implementation

Choose from

applications developed

by AMI, or develop

custom applications

using AMI Provisioning

libraries

Graphical

themes,

which can be

customized

for a unique

look and feel

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AMI Provisioning: Usage Models

• Retire the “Factory DVD”

Launch UEFI pre-boot applications from

flash memory or a hidden disk partition

• Reduce Unnecessary RMA Exchanges

Run tests without booting to the OS

Embed diagnostics and recovery utilities

Create OEM specific applications that always

travel with the platform

• Manage Platform Firmware

Update any platform firmware, not just BIOS

IPMI BMC, RAID, SATA/SCSI, …

GUI & web-based firmware updates without

booting to the operating system

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AMI Provisioning

• Framework for deploying

graphical UEFI pre-boot

applications

• Runs from UEFI pre-boot

or UEFI Shell

• Built on AMI Graphical

Execution Environment

(GEE) technology

• Major features:

Firmware Configuration,

based on AMI GSE

Firmware Update

Integrate tests from

AMIDiag for UEFI

Highlights …

• UEFI 2.x (IA32 & x64)

• Customize look & feel

• Multilanguage support

• Context sensitive help

• Network support

CIFS / NFS / FTP / HTTP

• Verify digital signatures to avoid

using “tampered” updates

• Firmware Update

Update all firmware components

Update from local file, network

share, HTTP or FTP

Verify the authenticity and

compatibility of firmware image

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Utilities & Diagnostics under UEFI

• AMI uses the power

of UEFI as an

application space

Pre-Boot Diagnostics

Firmware Update

Support Applications

• Easily expanded …

System recovery &

rescue applications

OS installation wizard

OEM & 3rd party apps

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AMIDiag for UEFI

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Full testing without an OS install

• Menu driven user interface with scripting & batch modes

• Condensed scripted, scripted, and batch mode testing

• Test progress reporting

• Create & view error log files

• Add 3rd party tests developed with the AMIDiag for UEFI SDK

• Perfect for burn-in and system integration testing

Upcoming Features

• Manufacturing configuration, managed via local network

• Graphical interface (optional)

• UEFI Setup/HII Interfaces




AMI Graphical Setup Environment (GSE)

• Provide a graphical interface for Aptio

• OEMs customize the drivers, applications and images in GSE

• Customization of images, background and page layouts

• Add GSE to Aptio 4.x projects as a more user-friendly setup

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UEFI Application Development with AMI

• The model for AMI

Provisioning is to

work with the OEM

and create custom

application suites

Faster time to market

Help from the UEFI

experts at AMI

AMI can setup a

model where the

OEM application is

sustainable over time

• AMI can work with

your company to

develop value-add

UEFI applications OEM look & feel with

custom graphics

Custom applications based on OEM needs

Build level porting options based on customer & platform requirements

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AMI Provisioning – http://ami.com/prov

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Works “out of the

box” with AMI

provided layout,

theme and pre-

boot applications

Fully customizable by the OEM & ODM:

Change themes, add applications, …

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